Quote by: Brendan Behan

The Bible was a consolation to a fellow alone in the old cell. The lovely thin paper with a bit of matress stuffing in it, if you could get a match, was as good a smoke as I ever tasted.


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Author Bio


  • NameBrendan Behan
  • DescriptionIrish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright
  • BornFebruary 9, 1923
  • DiedMarch 20, 1964
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionWriter; Poet
  • WorksThe Quare Fellow; The Hostage; Borstal Boy